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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

The FDA Law Blog

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 6, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

Dexamethasone oral solution is not a narcotic or controlled substance. But most pharmacies should be able to obtain it in a day or two if they need to fill a patient’s prescription especially since my girlfriend was a regular customer of this pharmacy. She has all her prescriptions filled at one particular pharmacy.

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